British Wild Life

British Wild Life

A collection of original, vintage booklet covers arranged on painted canvas with a cut three-dimensional element. The work is mounted behind glass within a white, wooden frame.

These covers are from booklets produced in the 1960’s by the Brooke Bond Tea Company. Cards featuring hand-drawn British animals would be collected from boxes of tea and fixed inside the booklet.

The individual history of each cover is evident in the marks, creases and worn edges of the paper whilst the rectangular sunken sections leave a raised frame which mirrors the frame of the artwork itself.